JEE Main 2012 — Magnetic Effects of Current Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (26 May Online)
Question
Currents of a 10 ampere and 2 ampere are passed through two parallel thin wires and respectively in opposite directions. Wire is infinitely long and the length of the wire is . The force acting on the conductor , which is situated at distance from will be
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Step-by-step explanation
Force acting on conductor due to conductor is given by relation
-length of conductor
-distance between two conductors
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